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We’ll drink to that: Daily tipple helps you reach 90

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We’ll drink to that: Daily tipple helps you reach 90 as scientists find that drinkers who took part in a study were 40 per cent more likely to become nonagenarians than abstainers were Age-extending effects were confined to those who stuck to one drink a day  The study found that binge-drinkers died earlier than those … Read more

Soft drink addict who guzzled 30 litres a WEEK ditches the habit to drop 63 kilograms

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Soft drink ‘addict’, 37, who guzzled 30 litres of Coca Cola a WEEK ditches the habit to drop 63 kilograms – and she didn’t have to change her high calorie diet Carissa Santiano weighed 127 kilos before she decided to overhaul her bad habit  The 37-year-old from Sydney was drinking 30 litres of soft drink … Read more

Probiotic drink could combat bugs by ‘blocking DNA molecules that carry antibiotic-resistant genes

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How a probiotic drink could combat superbugs: Yakult-like liquid ‘could block DNA molecules that carry antibiotic-resistant genes in bacteria’ Drink is yet to be developed but would target molecules known as plasmids They exist inside bacterial cells and help them to become antibiotic resistant Bacteria use genes carried by plasmids which give resistance to antibiotics  … Read more

Children who drink whole fat milk are 40% less likely to be overweight

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Why you SHOULD drink whole milk: Children who drink full fat are 40% less likely to be overweight ‘because it makes them feel fuller than semi-skimmed’ Canadian researchers reviewed more than two dozen studies on cow’s milk The results, published in a medical journal, involved data from 21,000 children None of the studies showed drinking … Read more

Biltmore sommelier Stefan Kobald on what to drink on Christmas Day from dinner to the Queen’s speech

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Stefan Kobald, the Executive Head Sommelier at The Biltmore Mayfair hotel Don’t let your Christmas Day be marred by cheap sherry and wine that tastes like bleach. Instead, heed the advice about what to drink – and when – on the 25th from one of Britain’s top sommeliers, Stefan Kobald, the Executive Head Sommelier at … Read more

The best cocktails in the world (and where to drink them) are revealed by Time Out

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16. Smoked Chai Manhattan at the Oak Long Bar, Boston, USA A twist on a classic served in a theatrical cloud of smoke.     17. Martini at the Musso & Frank Grill, Los Angeles, USA  America’s own classic Martini, this is a Hollywood staple. 18. Tiki Bandit at Frankie’s Tiki Room, Las Vegas, USA A tiki cocktail served … Read more

Why there’s no better way to drink in the Loire’s glories than on a luxury canal cruise 

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The Briare canal, dug by 12,000 labourers between 1604 and 1640 to link the Upper Loire valley and the Seine, is the oldest in France. Once a major trade and transport artery, nowadays the Briare loops through the middle of bucolic nowhere. As soon as the opulent barge Renaissance had crossed the Loire on M. … Read more

Anger as JetBlue ditches Coca-Cola from its flights in favour of rival drink Pepsi

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‘What are we, monsters? Bring back the Coke’: JetBlue ditches Coca-Cola from its flights in favor of rival drink Pepsi – and some passengers are fizzing with rage The New York-based carrier is updating its onboard refreshment service  An internal memo told JetBlue staff of the introduction of Pepsi products   But passengers have flocked to Twitter to … Read more

Women on female Viagra can now drink alcohol, FDA declares

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Women who use the female libido pill, Addyi, no longer need to avoid alcohol, regulators have declared. Previously, Addyi came with a warning to stop drinking two hours before taking the pill, or to skip the pill if they’d had a few drinks. But on Thursday, the US Food and Drug Administration found studies conducted … Read more